Cluster Lighting

[bajabob]

Anyone changed out the lighting in their gauge cluster ??? Mine has no lights now so I need to order a new set and came across this

https://www.octanelighting.com/p-720...ight-bulb.aspx

Kinda of interesting but not sure I like it.
Thanks
bb

[Daze57]

i put this up once b4 --- anyone out there know what vehicle would have had these interior lights? -- i pulled them out of a car many many years ago --but cannot remember what it was .----i do recall that they were located in the back corner of the cars interior.

[OrrieG]

Courtesy sail panel lights, probably out of 60's or early 70's passenger car. Probably upper end, Buick, Olds or Caddy, etc. I have never seen any with the off on feature.

[67GMCkid]

Are they metal or plastic? what are the #s on the back side that can faintly be seen in the pictures?

[joedoh]

connectors and insulating braid look like 60s ford. mustang used lights like that in the back but they didnt have an on off. my bet would be a FLM 4 door.

[bajabob]

Can I fit that in my gauge cluster ??

[joedoh]

oops I am guilty of the misdirection too.


your original question, yes you can use those LED bayonet lights but keep in mind that they cant be dimmed without a special chip, they will be as bright as they are and you wont be able to easily change that.

[dsraven]

those old lights are probably ford items. they had to put them in so drivers could have light to read the paper while waiting for the tow truck.
ching ching/boom. here all week.
ha ha, sorry guys, couldn't help myself. it was such a good set up leading in.
sorry, misdirect.
i am in joedoh's camp on this bulb issue. gotta make sure they are dimmable otherwise they are full on or full off.

[bajabob]

joedoh
Copy and thanks for the info. I had not considered the dimming option. Go to know

[_Ogre]

not sure red led lights would work in the cluster, i didn't see where they were dimable either
for light dispersion you can't beat the original dash lights
and yes change them all while you have the cluster out
i can't remember the numbers but 56 for turn and highbeam, 57 for cluster lighting

[mr48chev]

Those lights that go inside the rear sail panels are usually called "reading" lights designed for that rude passenger who wants to read after dark. They often get hotter than a lot of other lights will because of the output.

I like the idea of the LED lights that you showed Bajabob but don't know anything about them. Less draw for the same light is always a good deal in my book though.

[Daze57]

67GMCkid
the only numbers i could find on theses lights was inside the bezel
# 4374020 -----the bezels are all metal and turn left to right for on/off
v v cool interior lights ----if i could only remember what they came out of .
there is no 'GM' OR ''FoMoCo '' or any kind of stamping like that on them .

thanks for all your input gents ---- always a good crowd !!!

[67GMCkid]

Originally Posted by Daze57

67GMCkid
the only numbers i could find on theses lights was inside the bezel
# 4374020 -----the bezels are all metal and turn left to right for on/off
v v cool interior lights ----if i could only remember what they came out of .
there is no 'GM' OR ''FoMoCo '' or any kind of stamping like that on them .

thanks for all your input gents ---- always a good crowd !!!

They are 1987-88 Chrysler Lebaron

[Daze57]

67GMCkid

just a big cool shout out to you for finding out what car the lights came from ;
i gotta ask ...........how did you find this out -- just curious sir
again thank you very very much ----a 10+ year search finally over .

[Daze57]

just a big cool shout out to you for finding out what car the lights came from ;
i gotta ask ...........how did you find this out -- just curious sir
again thank you very very much ----a 10+ year search finally over.

sorry double post

[67GMCkid]

I've been buying and selling obsolete dealer inventories for decades, the number you posted just had a Mopar ring to it. A quick google search and there it was, it took maybe 10 min.